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Army major makes world's first flexible bulletproof vest for both male and female combatants

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/15/2021 11:54:08 AM

New Delhi, Jan 14 The flexible design means that the ballistic jacket will be able to absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso from firearm-based projectiles and shrapnel from explosions An Indian Army major has now indigenously developed the world's first bulletproof jacket, meant to be used by both male and female combatants. The ballistic vest, dubbed 'Shakti', made by Major Anoop Mishra is also the world's first flexible body armour. News agency ANI on Wednesday (January 13) posted a notification of the same and informed that the vest is the world's first universal bulletproof jacket. The post also contained a photo of Major Anoop Mishra displaying the bullet-resistant vest worn by a fellow personnel of the armed forces. "Indian Army’s Major Anoop Mishra has indigenously developed world’s first universal bulletproof jacket 'Shakti' which can be used by both male and female combatants. The jacket is also the world’s first flexible body armour," the news agency tweeted. The 'Shakti' flexible bulletproof vest is expected to be an incredibly useful addition to the inventory of body armours for the Indian Army. The flexible design means that the ballistic jacket will be able to absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso from firearmbased projectiles and shrapnel from explosions. The 'Shakti' armour is also unisex and universal, meaning that it can be worn by both male and female combatants anywhere, in any ranks of the armed forces, bringing in added protection against rifle ammunition or explosion shrapnel for the troops. It is a good year for defence- related indigenous technology for India. In a related development, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed India's first indigenous machine pistol ASMI. These machine pistols are in the class of the Uzi series guns of Israel. They are capable of firing at a distance of 100 meters. The machine pistol prototype, developed by the DRDO, has fired more than 300 rounds in the last four months of its development.